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Meacham Writers’ Workshop opens tonight with reading

- STAFF REPORT

The spring Meacham Writers’ Workshop opens tonight, March 23, for three days of readings and seminars with visiting authors, faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanoog­a and community authors. The workshop is designed for anyone interested in literature, language or becoming a better writer.

Aspiring writers were invited to submit manuscript­s by March 3 for seminars that will be held Saturday morning, March 25, at UTC. During these seminars, visiting writers may choose to focus on specific techniques and skills, select sample student works as illustrati­on, or briefly review submission­s for that seminar.

This year’s visiting writers are Sue Silverman, Allison Joseph, Jon Tribble, Jess Barksdale, Danielle Hanson and Meredith Russo.

While the seminar’s deadline for work has closed, the public is welcome to sit in on a seminar or attend any of the free readings offered as part of the workshop.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE TODAY, MARCH 23

› 7 p.m. Reading at Chattanoog­a State Community College, Health Science Center, Room 1087

Readers: Russell Helms, Jessica Barksdale, Kris Whorton and Earl Braggs

FRIDAY, MARCH 24:

› Noon. Reading at UTC University Center, Raccoon Mountain Room

Readers: Danielle Hanson, Tom Balazs, Meredith Russo and Andrew Najberg

› 7 p.m. Reading at UTC University Center, Raccoon Mountain Room

Readers: Sybil Baker, Allison Joseph, Sue Silverman and Rick Jackson

SATURDAY, MARCH 25

› 9 a.m. Seminar in UTC’s Brock Hall

Participan­ts: Sue Silverman in Brock 401, Meredith Russo in Brock 403 and Danielle Hanson in Brock 405

› 11 a.m. Seminar in UTC’s Brock

Hall

Participan­ts: Jessica Barksdale in Brock 401, Jon Tribble and Allison Joseph in Brock 403

› 2 p.m. Reading in UTC’s Derthick Hall, Room 101, followed by question-and-answer session with visiting writers.

Readers: Sarah Einstein, Jon Tribble, Joseph Clayton Jones, Nick Mansito and Rebecca Cook.

 ?? CONTRIBUTE­D PHOTO ?? Earl Braggs, Herman H. Battle and UC Foundation professor of English at the University of Tennessee at Chattanoog­a, is one of four readers participat­ing tonight in the Meacham Writers’ Workshop.
CONTRIBUTE­D PHOTO Earl Braggs, Herman H. Battle and UC Foundation professor of English at the University of Tennessee at Chattanoog­a, is one of four readers participat­ing tonight in the Meacham Writers’ Workshop.

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